It’s strange times indeed to be a Magic player.
Magic: The Gathering expands in extremely fun new ways with Universes Beyond.
Naturally, you’ll want to lean into +1/+1 counter support since Cleopatra distributes those counters herself.
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However, the deck comes equipped with a smattering of unique counters that work just as well.
Even better,the Egyptian queen counts legendary creatures that die underyour opponents’controlif they had counters on them.
You could alsotake a political stanceand award +1/+1 counters to opponents who are willing to negotiate with you.
Polukranos, Unchained by Chris Rahn
The Strategy
This decklist takes an attrition-based approach to the game.
The goal is to spread out counters more than going very tall with just a few creatures.
There’s a downside when aiming for a longer game with Cleo.
Polukranos, Unchained by Chris Rahn
Silkguard and Inspiring Call are counter-based protection spells, and both Ozolith cards play perfectly in this space.
Rishkar, Bristly Bill, and Reyhan combine the legends and +1/+1 counter synergies together.
Important Interactions
Sacrifice outlets are pretty important to this deck.
This goes for your creatures and your opponents'.
The Ozolith is a funny card in this deck.
It basically stores up the +1/+1 counters from creatures that die to then redistribute onto different creatures.
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There’s nothing stopping you from running a fewhigh-cost tutorslike Demonic Tutor or Vampiric Tutor.
There’s nothing dire it’s crucial that you draw in this deck, butthe versatility’s always welcome.
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